Safety device



L. P. BRADDY.

SAFETY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14. I920.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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SAFETY m 'vron. v r i if T 0 all whom it mag concern U H Be it known that 1,.Lnw1s BRADDY? a citizen of the United States, residing at city and county of San Franciscofand State of California, have inventedafnew and useful Improvement in Safety Devices, of whlch the following is a specification. e I This invention relates to a safety device for automobiles. Itis'the principal object ofthe present 1nvention to provide a device adapted to be actuated upon the impact of; an automobile with a person or some otherobject and toaue to'matically release an identification card so that in the eventzthat the driver of the automobile. does not stop the car may be'easily I The present invention contemplates the'use of a card carrierv adapted .to be sealed and which carrier is operatively connected to the bumper so that excessive impact against .the bumper will automatically break theseal of card tojdrop therefrom." .i t I The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view showing the fore part .of an automobile: to

whichYthe present invention is applied. l

Fig. 2 is a view in sectionithrou'gh the card carrier of the present invention as seen on the line 2-201. Fig. 1. a

Fig. 3 is a "view in sectionthrough the card carrier as seen on the line 3-3'of Fig. 2.

Fig.4'is a transverse view showing the locking mechanism of the card carrier" as shown on the linet-Arof Referring more partieularlyfito the drawings, 10 indicates an automobile body to the front of which a fender or a bumper 11 is secured. This device may be of any desired construction and is here shown as equipped thereby limiting the movement'of the bumper relative to the main frame. Helical compres- Specification of Letters Patent.

Pat nted my ,m1.

Application f led April 14, 1920. SerialNo. 373,948.

sion springs'16 are mounted within the longitudinal' bores of the bracketsand resist the rearward movement of the pins 13 andithe bumper. Secured to the transverse portion of the main frame and ata point preferably midway of the horns thereofis a card case 1 17. This case is preferably. rectangular in shape .and has a bottom 'door;;18 adapted to swing downwardly around a hinge pin- 19.

locking flanges20 formed alongthe opposite sides of the door-and more clearly shown in Fig. 4i of the-drawings. The lock flanges 20' are engaged by a rotating lockbolt21 having fingers which normally rest beneath the The .door isnormally locked iby' means'fof y flanges and hold the door inits uppermost position. a This action is normally resisted, however, by a frame-spring 22' which bears down agains'tthe door and tends to throw it open. brought about by rotation of a lock shaft 23 so that; rearwardmove'mentof the bumper against the expansion ofisprings l6 will cause rearward swinging movement of the bell The release of the. door =maygbfe Y to which the lock-bolt2l is .fixedlo This shaft 3 o'ranks27; this gin turn is intended to rotate the lock bolt-21 to release the :door.

identificationi'card 32 is secured ;by the compression of the spring' 22 against the back of the door 18 and will be released therefrom when the door swings to its lowermostposition.

T In operation of the present invention it is contemplated to obtain legislation whereby compulsory use of the .deviceis required. This will also make it necessary for proper authorized persons to issue identification time. the bumper will be moved rearwardly and will operate the mechanism to rotate the 1 require repair and which will positively act.

look bar 21 and permit the door 18 to drop.

When the door drops it will remain a visi-H ble signal to the public that the driver of the car has been in an accident and has not reported the same to proper authorities.

from whom he could obtain a new identification card.

It will thus be seen that the device here I disclosed ill directly operate to insure that parties to an automobile collision may be identified, all of which operation is brought about by a simple mechanism not llable to While I have shown the preferred form of 7 my invention as now known to me, itwill be understood that various changes in the com bination, construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed. V

Having thus-described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: v I 1. The combination in a device of the character descrlbed of an automobile license or identifying card holder compris carrying a yieldable bumper, an identification card holder comprising in combination a box having a false bottom, means for holding said-bottom in its closed position, an identification cardsupported by said bottom, a leaf spring having one end secured to the top ofthe box and its free end resting upon the identification card and connecting means between said holding means and bumper whereby upon collision the false bottom will be released and the card allowed to drop. I

3. In combination with an automobile carrying a yieldable bumper forwardly thereof, an.identification card holder comprising in'combin'ation a box having a false bottom, a spring for normally holding said bottom. open, means for holding said bottom in its closed position, an identification card supported by said bottom, and connecting means between said holding means and bumper whereby upon collision the false bottom will be opened and the card allowed to dro it 4. In combination with an automobile carryinga yieldable bumper, an identification card holder comprising in combination a box having a hinged bottom, a spring secured to the box, adaptedto normally hold said bottom'open, a rotatable bolt in the upper part of a box carrying fingers adapted to engage rip-turned flanges on the bottom and hold said bottom closed when rotated to a predetermined position, an identification card supported by said bottom, and means between said bolt and bumper whereby the bolt will be rotated to permitthe bottom of box to open and allow the card to fall upon depression of the bumper.

5. In combination with an automobile carrying a yieldable bumper, an identification card holder comprising in combination a box having a hinged bottom, a springsecured to the box, adapted to normally hold said bottomopen', a rotatable bolt in the upper part of a box carrying fingers adapted to engage upturned flanges on the bottom V and hold said bottom closed when rotated to a predetermined position, an identification card supported by said bottom, and a push rod and lever mechanism between said bolt and bumper adapted to rotate the bolt upon the depression of the bumper to a positionfor unlocking the bottom of the box and thus permitting the same to open and'allow the identification card to fall. 3

V Lnwisr. BRADDY.

WVitnesses:

JOHN H. HERRING, "W. W. HEALEY, 

